Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Backwards guide
- Patent Title (中): 向后指南
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Application No.: US13215655Application Date: 2011-08-23
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Publication No.: US08850476B2Publication Date: 2014-09-30
- Inventor: Luke VanDuyn , John T. Kennedy
- Applicant: Luke VanDuyn , John T. Kennedy
- Applicant Address: US CO Engelwood
- Assignee: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: Echostar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Engelwood
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445 ; H04N21/482 ; H04N21/432 ; H04N21/6543

Abstract:
A receiver determines to transmit an EPG that includes schedule information regarding content available from a provider, determines that content is stored and is not currently available from the provider, incorporates information regarding the stored content in the EPG, and includes indicators indicating that the stored content is stored rather than available from the provider. The stored content may be recorded as part of recording a plurality of content received via a broadcast that are all included in the same frequency band and encoded with the same code word. The EPG may be divided into portions that include information regarding available content and portions that include information regarding previously available content and may include indications of which are stored. The EPG may be configured in a calendar arrangement based at least on the information regarding the available and information regarding when stored content were previously available from the provider.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130055310A1 Backwards Guide Public/Granted day:2013-02-28
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